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Canada Labor Force Participation Rate Planned 2026-10-09 08:30 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 64.8 on Oct 9, 2026, compared with 65 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
64.8
Previous
65
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-09-30

Last updated:

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Canada Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2026-09-30
CAD Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2026-09-30. Latest: 64.8.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

Canada Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 64.8 on Oct 9, 2026, compared with 65 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The parent Labor Force Participation Rate page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

On FXMacroData at

9 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

9 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published By UTC, 9 Oct 2026
41,043 ms after the scheduled time
Observed by FXMacroData's first read of the official source that showed this period. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at

The publication moment could not be bracketed for this release, so no elapsed time is stated.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_participation_rate_2026-10-09
API announcement ID cad_participation_rate_2026-09-30
Release time
Planned 2026-10-09 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-09-30
Actual value 64.8
Previous value 65
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1791549000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Labor Force Participation Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Older release

2026-09-04 · 65

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Canada Labor Force Participation Rate.

What did Canada Labor Force Participation Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Canada Labor Force Participation Rate was 64.8% in September 2026. The previous reading was 65%.

When was this Canada Labor Force Participation Rate release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 9, 2026 at 08:30 America/Toronto. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Canada Labor Force Participation Rate release?

The next Canada Labor Force Participation Rate release is scheduled for Nov 6, 2026.

What is the official source for Canada Labor Force Participation Rate?

Statistics Canada publishes the official Labor Force Participation Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "announcement_id": "cad_participation_rate_2026-09-30",
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  "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-09T12:30:41.044229Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791549041044228585,
  "date": "2026-09-30",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 41044.229,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791549041044228585,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791549000,
  "previous_value": 65.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
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      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791549000,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
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      "source_published_by_ns": 1791549041043589334,
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "val": 64.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
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      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791549043346556934,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791549000,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_published_by_ns": 1791549043346282903,
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "val": 64.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
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  "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
  "val": 64.8
}